Scholars@Duke
Kulbir Sidhu

Kulbir Sidhu

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology

Selected Publications

Psychological Treatment for Patients Receiving Radiation: Results of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0841.

Journal Article Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys · July 15, 2021 PURPOSE: NRG/RTOG 0841 assessed the feasibility of a depression screening procedure in patients receiving radiation therapy (RT). As a secondary endpoint, availability and barriers to psychosocial care data were collected in hopes of providing recommendati ... Full text Link to item Cite

An investigation of a novel reusable radiochromic sheet for 2D dose measurement.

Journal Article Med Phys · December 2019 PURPOSE: Radiochromic film remains a useful and versatile clinical dosimetry tool. Current film options are single use. Here, we introduce a novel prototype two-dimensional (2D) radiochromic sheet, which optically clears naturally at room temperature after ... Full text Link to item Cite

Screening for depression in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy: Feasibility and identification of effective tools in the NRG Oncology RTOG 0841 trial.

Journal Article Cancer · February 1, 2017 BACKGROUND: Brief tools are needed to screen oncology outpatients for depressive symptoms. METHODS: Patients starting radiotherapy for the first diagnosis of any tumor completed distress screening tools, including the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (P ... Full text Link to item Cite

Active Breathing Coordinator reduces radiation dose to the heart and preserves local control in patients with left breast cancer: report of a prospective trial.

Journal Article Pract Radiat Oncol · 2015 PURPOSE: Incidental radiation dose to the heart and lung during breast radiation therapy (RT) has been associated with an increased risk of cardiopulmonary morbidity. We conducted a prospective trial to determine if RT with the Active Breathing Coordinator ... Full text Link to item Cite

Complication rates in patients with negative axillary nodes 10 years after local breast radiotherapy after either sentinel lymph node dissection or axillary clearance.

Journal Article Am J Clin Oncol · February 2013 BACKGROUND: We assess complication rates in node negative breast cancer patients treated with breast radiotherapy (RT) only after sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) or axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 1995 and 2001, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Early postoperative paclitaxel followed by concurrent paclitaxel and cisplatin with radiation therapy for patients with resected high-risk head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: report of the phase II trial RTOG 0024.

Journal Article J Clin Oncol · October 1, 2009 PURPOSE: We sought to improve outcomes for patients with high-risk head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) after surgical resection by testing the feasibility and safety of early postoperative chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy. PATIE ... Full text Link to item Cite

Neck dissection followed by chemoradiotherapy for stage IV (N+) oropharynx cancer.

Journal Article Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · September 2007 PURPOSE: This study evaluated the strategy of performing neck dissection (ND) without primary tumor resection prior to definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for N2+ oropharynx cancer. METHODS: We analyzed records of 25 patients who underwent ND before concurr ... Full text Link to item Cite

The activity of letrozole in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer and correlation with biological markers--a study of the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group.

Journal Article Int J Gynecol Cancer · 2004 A multicenter phase II trial was conducted to define the activity of letrozole in postmenopausal women with recurrent or advanced endometrial carcinoma, who had no more than one prior line of progestins and never had chemotherapy (except adjuvant). Archiva ... Full text Link to item Cite